GDP growth in Malaysia
Malaysia: GDP growth was 5.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Malaysia, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 5.2% for gdp growth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Malaysia peaked at 11.7% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -7.4%, in 1998.
That places Malaysia 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 3.9% | 8.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.2% | 0.8% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.9% | -1.0% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | -7.4% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | -1.5% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | -5.5% | 9.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 4.28 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -10.77 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -2.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 26.06 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 6.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -69.48 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -16.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 54,300 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 12,380 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 1.95 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Malaysia?
- Gdp growth in Malaysia was 5.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 1973.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.4% in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for gdp growth?
- Malaysia ranks 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.